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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1988)
PAGE 11 SOCIAL SERVICES HONORING OUR WARRIORS SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAM The Tribal Social Services Program offers a wide variety of services to tribal members. These services include: 1) Indian Child Welfare Support; 2) Referral services to community support agencies; 3) Reporting center for child and elderly abuse referrals; 4) Special projects for Seniors, a. Tax Preparation b. Field Trips c Special Activities 5) Individual Counseling; 6) Family Counseling; 7) Employment assistance; 8) Data Collection; 9) Voter Registration; 10) Special Projects for young people; , a. Field Trips b. Movie Night c. Special Activities; . 11) USDA Food Program. As you can see, Social Services cover just about every thing. If you have questions and are not sure where to go for answers, don't hesitate to call our department, 879-5211. We would be happy to help you. Watch for upcoming activities. We would like to have activities that are of interest to everyone. If you would like a specific activity, let us know and we will try to get it organized. The Social Services Department is here to be of service to you. Let us know how we can help. POSITIVE INDIAN PARENTING We are planning on having a workshop on positive Indian parenting in the near future. There are many positive and informative sessions in the curriculum. Traditional parenting, lessons in storytelling, lessons of the cradleboard, and choices in Indian parenting are only a few of what will be covered. If this is something you would be interested in attending, please notify Joann McClary at 879-5211. We need to know if there is enough interest to have the workshop. INTER-TRIBAL VIETNAM VETERANS ORGANIZATION The Social Services Department has received informa tion on the Inter-Tribal Vietnam Veterans Organization. If you were a Vietnam Era Veteran, type of discharge not important, or whether or not you served in the states. For more information, please call Mary Ring at 879-5211. We would like to get a group started for tribal members. HEADQUARTER . . J 808 m-. fit V --'i"T"r0 BATTALICr J 4 Ww Vrf-.' - 1 1 M 3!5fc I fi J ENROLLMENT REPORT Dear Tribal Members and Friends; Our tribal membership now totals 210. Congratula tions to all of our new members. I have been busy mailing update forms to Tribal members for current statistical information. The information is then put into my computer program. At this time, I have 12 of our membership in the program. ' , ' .J INK . lit. Russ Leno, 1946 Tribal Council member, Russell L. Leno is the first veteran to be honored in special recognition of his service to our country. ' ' At the age of eighteen, Russ enlisted for service in the Air Force. His tour of duty ran from 1945 through 1947. Stationed in Japan, Russ saw first-hand the devastation caused by the dropping of history's first atomic bomb. "I rode a train right down the middle of the whole thing. I took a bunch of pictures, but they wouldn't let you keep them," Russ remembers. "All my brothers had served, so it was natural for me to go." Down through the ages, when it came time to fight for freedom, Indians are not exception. The contributions Native Americans have supplied, during time of war, have been most significant. Russ Leno has taken the responsibility a step further by serving our Tribe as a Councilman. We owe a great depth of gratitude to our "warriors" of the past and those of the present. If you know a veteran tribal member, please contact Mary, 879-5211, so we can honor them in our newsletter. We would also like to have photographs to print if possible, and for display in the Tribal headquarters. If you receive an update form, please complete it and return it to me. The back side contains a family tree. C-im -f L,, fon.:!.. t.aoe - fits n4 ...J iL. , update form back with a note to check your file for the iniormauon. in me luiure, i wui oe trying 10 maxe up accurate family trees for my clients. The information is needed to assure that family and tribal history is correct. I was asked for a statistical update for current for the Tribal Council's visit to Washington D.C. The computer and the current information provided by my clients was greatly appreciated! Thank-you to all who returned the update forms, and who changed their addresses. The amount of enrollment applications received since January has been considerably less than the previous 3 months. When I verify membership for the tribal programs, many children are listed, but not yet enrolled. It is very important to enroll your children. Only enrolled members are counted when tribal programs apply for funding. If services are provided for your children who are not enrolled, it is possible that service funds may not be available for an enrolled member. Please call or write for enrollment applications. The forms must be completed and returned with a copy of the applicants birth certificate. I will be happy to assist you. If you have any questions, please call or write to me in care of the tribal office. Sincerely, Margo George Enrollment Director PETITION AGAINST TRIBE DOES NOT GET BALLOT TITLE Attorney General Dave Frohnmayer has declined to draft a ballot title for a proposed initiative petition dealing with the Grand Ronde Tribes. Secretary of State Barbara Roberts said that Frohnmayer advised her the proposal doesn't appear to be a valid exercise of initiative power because it only asks an advisory question and doesn't propose legisla tion. The proposal was written by congressional candidate William Jolley of Sheridan. The petition states "Shall The Confederated (Indian) Tribes of Grand Ronde, Oregon (all U.S. citizens) be awarded a new tax free reservation, special hunting, fishing and trapping rights and sovereign immunity in the State of Oregon without a vote of the people?" Jolley would have needed 63,578 signatures by July 8 1988 to put the measure on the November ballot
